Frequently asked questions

A crowdsourced road-safety platform. People submit dashcam clips and photos of traffic and parking violations; the community votes on them; and the aggregated, geotagged data helps document where dangerous driving actually happens.

In the United States, recording what happens on public roads is generally legal — there is no expectation of privacy in public. That said, laws vary by state and country, and CarNarc is not legal advice. Never record in a way that distracts you from driving; a mounted dashcam that records continuously is the right tool.

It appears in the feed and (if geotagged) on the map. The community upvotes real, clear violations. Moderators remove content that breaks the rules — no gore, no non-driving content, no staged clips.

Points are CarNarc's reputation and future-payout credit. You earn 50 per upload, plus more as your clips collect upvotes and views. When CarNarc's data becomes revenue-generating, points convert to real payouts — early contributors benefit most. See the leaderboard.

Extra rewards attached to specific reports or requests — for example, footage of a specific hit-and-run vehicle or a notorious intersection. Bounty amounts are shown on report cards and paid out after verification.

Yes — every submission has a "Post anonymously" option. Your identity is hidden from other users (but the clip still earns you points). You can toggle any of your clips between public and anonymous from your profile.

Email admin@carnarc.net with the report link. We review takedown requests case by case — footage of genuine violations in public spaces generally stays up, but we act on privacy, safety, and accuracy concerns. You can also use the 🚩 Report button on any post.

Footage showing death, serious injury, or gore; content unrelated to vehicles and road safety; staged or doctored clips; and anything used to harass or dox individuals. See the Terms for the full policy.

No — CarNarc is a documentation platform, not an enforcement agency. If you witness something dangerous in progress, call local authorities. Law-enforcement agencies may license CarNarc data for hot-spot analysis, but individual reports are community documentation, not citations.

The long-term model is licensing aggregated, anonymized road-safety data to insurers, fleets, and public agencies — plus advertising. That revenue funds the bounty and points payouts.